FireWatch
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Storage Tank Concerns and Inspections
"American Petroleum Institute (API) created the API 650, 651 and 653 to provide standards for the safe storage of petroleum products. These standards were designed to protect employees, the public and the environment. However, it is the tank owner’s responsibility to...
Fire Researcher Opines that the World is in An Age of Fire
"In fire historian Stephen Pyne’s opinion, we’re living in an age he calls the Pyrocene, a period of rising global temperatures and wildfires on an unprecedented scale. “If we think about adding up all the ways we’re using fire, we’re creating the fire equivalent of...
Senior’s Advocacy Group Call for Stop to Fire Drills Citing Injuries
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US Forest Service Smoke Jumpers Climb Ancient Trees Subjected to Fire to Assess their Health
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Small Caribbean Island with No Fire Service Suffers Devastating Fire
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Canadian Volunteer Service Recognizes Thetis Island Chief for Her Achievements
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US Forest Service Approves Long Lasting Fire Retardant
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Four-Year-Old Boy from Kitchener Recognized as a Fire Hero
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Fire Prevention Officers of BC Honor Lisa Axelson
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NIST Explains How Smoke Alarms Measure Smoke
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Cyber Security and Fire Protection Systems
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Australian Power Grid Battery Plant Fire Case Study
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Ammonium Nitrate Storage Concerns
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UL Fire Research Institute
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University Students Use Seaweed in New Fire Retardant
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Nova Scotia Fire Department Faith in Humanity Tested but Remains Intact
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Fire Weather Cloud Study
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Remembering the 343
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